This book re-evaluates and extends understandings about how work was conceived and what it could entail for women in the premodern period in Europe from c. 1100

This is a major new textbook, designed for students in all disciplines seeking an introduction to the very latest research on all aspects of women's lives in Eu

The working women in this volume represent a wide diversity of stations in life, ranging from slaves and servants to respectable widows and professional midwive

Fresh approaches to how premodern women were viewed in legal terms, demonstrating how this varied from country to country and across the centuries.

Explores the lives of medieval women, including the many trades they pursued, the rewards they attained by their labor, and the dangers they faced on the job.